Commercial Manager Review

by Marks & Spencer

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Rating

2.3/5
  • The Role
    2.6
  • The Company
    2.2
  • The Culture
    1.9

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • I enjoyed certain parts of my placement such as working with other graduates but I found the general day to day work not very enjoyable.

    2/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • I felt valued by the other graduates and the shopfloor staff but I didn't feel valued by all of my managers

    2/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • Certain managers were very good and had regular meetings with me to support me but others didn't see this as a priority

    2/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • When i was given guidance on what i should be doing i was busier but at first i felt bored as i wasn't shown what was expected of me.

    4/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • Definitely given a lot of responsibility

    4/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • I learnt a lot and will hopefully use these in my future career

    3/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • Pressurised and quite competitive.

    2/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • I enjoyed the training courses and spending time doing small store attachments.

    3/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • A lot of money was invested in training courses

    4/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Healthcare/Dental

    1/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • Retail is not something I want to go into now.

    2/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • Between other graduates there was a good social scene

    3/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • I worked in several places so it varied

    3/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Not great, had to travel elsewhere for this

    1/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • Not really

    1/5

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

London

October 2012


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